Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South America, 1983

South America
1983
Total fertility rate: 3.72
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-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South America was 3.72 children per woman in 1983 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (193 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 7,719,767 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.72
Births
7,719,767
Births per 1,000 people
30.0
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.64
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
256,993,658
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-142.90.4%41,948
15-1984.511.3%1,136,077
20-24192.725.8%2,372,969
25-29187.725.2%1,996,014
30-34139.718.7%1,248,220
35-3991.312.2%652,295
40-4439.55.3%234,616
45-496.90.9%36,159
50-540.30.0%1,462